23 April was World Book & Copyright Day, yet we have a totally outdated copyright law in the 21st Century. The Amendment Bill has benefits for all stakeholders. Time it was passed by Parliament and sent back to President Ramaphosa for assent. #SaveTheBills
UCT Libraries #JaggerLibrarySalvage continues this weekend. We urgently need volunteers to assist with removing valuable materials from Jagger basement. If you are willing and able to work a shift, please WhatsApp Nirode Bramdaw at 0824900786 to sign up.
Seven of South Africa’s eight metros are financially unsustainable, new Ratings Afrika report finds. Cape Town is the only financially sound metro. Non-metro municipalities with good financials are also almost exclusively located in the Western Cape.https://t.co/SiJJKObAU4
UCT has suspended the academic programme till Friday, 23 April, writes VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng. The academic programme will resume on Monday, 26 April: https://t.co/7oHsFcmvy8
1. There are no positives to the fire in #capetownfire
2. UCT burning has no positives. If you think there are, you’re an idiot.
3. Alien trees accelerating the fires must be replaced
4. The firefighters are heroes
5. The community of Cape Town have been superb.
Sad day indeed. Burnt out building housing the Jagger Library at UCT, which housed Special collections & African resources. Great loss to our cultural heritage. Time the Copyright Bill was passed to allow libraries to digitise & preserve their collections without restriction.